TREE PLANTATION DRIVE

Mumbai: Actor Akshay Kumar and Brihanmumbai Municipal Commissioner and Administrator Bhushan Gagrani planted a sapling in Mumbai on June 24. In collaboration with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Tree Authority and Make Earth Green Again (MEGA) Foundation...

The 2023 market-based mechanism, the Green Credit Programme, provides the opportunity for tackling greenhouse gas emissions and provides other environmental benefits. Not a cure all, the Green Credit Programme does with robust methodology provide a ...

In tune with the spirit of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat’, INROAD (Indian Natural Rubber Operations for Assisted Development), a project for supporting development of 2 Lakh hectares of rubber plantations in North East is being undertaken under the Ministry o...

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that around 1.46 crore seedlings of 53 commercially valuable species have been mobilized of which 1.17 crore seedlings have been mobilized via competitive bidding. As on 5th September, 2023, 68 lakh seed...

During his 'Mann Ki Baat' radio braodcast on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the Uttar Pradesh government's feat of planting 30 crore saplings in the state. Modi highlighted the active public participation in the state's 'Vriksharopan Ja...

Over the past decade, the forest area has witnessed an increase from 17.2% in 2011 to 21.6% in 2021. Additionally, the forest protected area network has risen from 4.5% to 5.2% of the state's geographical area. As part of ongoing conservation effort...

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma held a meeting with the Deputy Commissioners to discuss the plan of action for implementation of three ambitious initiatives of the state government at Janata Bhawan today. These initiatives are plantation of one c...

Forest Man of India Jadav Payeng highlighted the importance of planting sandalwood trees for their environmental and economic value in IIM Shillong. IIM Shillong commemorated its 16th Inaugural Day on July 4, 2023. The 16th Inaugural Day celebration...

The group made the pledge to plant 10 crore tress at the 1t.org — the 'Trillion Trees Platform' of the World Economic Forum (WEF). The platform is a multi-stakeholder platform spearheading aglobal movement to conserve, restore and grow 1 trillion tr...

Greening initiatives of the coal sector will help generate an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through additional forest and tree cover by 2030. Greening drive is in full swing in coal mining areas and about 1,000 ...

The nine-day long plantation drive named 'Pothla Uraskana', which means 'plantation festival' in Gondi dialect, was rolled out on Sunday, a senior police official said.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma attended the mega plantation programme synchronising with 72nd Van Mahotsav week organised by Environment and Forest Department at the AIIMS construction site at Changsari in Kamrup and planted a rudraksh sap...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah planted tree saplings in Ahmedabad and appealed to citizens to make it the city with the largest green cover not just in India, but in the world. He also appealed to the people of his constituency to plant those varieti...

On World Environment Day, he alleged that the BJP government has been making false claims about environmental protection and the "trees have been growing only in government flies". It was under the Samajwadi government that concrete steps were taken...

Over 500 volunteers helped plant the saplings on one acre of land at the Indian Railway Institute of Disaster Management, along Mysore Road.

Officials said around one lakh students and residents are participating in the campaign at 600 locations across the city to fight air pollution.

Maharashtra govt will organize a tree-plantation conclave at Raj Bhavan on Sept 17, to highlight its mission of planting 50 crore saplings by 2019 and to conserve and protect rivers. This will be the first plantation conclave in the country, a relea...

The Union Environment Ministry will launch tomorrow a month-long drive to plant saplings, with minister Harsh Vardhan urging the states to undertake similar initiatives.